Beyond good Muslim, bad Muslim : a decolonial critique of postcolonial Muslim ontology
- Authors: Abbasi, Alexander Marwan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Muslims , Ontology
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296250 , uj:32274
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to redefine 1) how decoloniality relates to the figure of the Muslim and 2) how decoloniality relates to postcolonial Muslim thinking. The field of Decolonial Studies has done substantial archival work on revealing the underside of modernity; what decolonial scholarship calls coloniality. Many of the thinkers whom have formed the canon of Decolonial Studies have been located in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America though, and have not fully explored the depth of the Muslim Question in relation to coloniality. The first half of this work deals with redefining the narrative of coloniality with regards to systems of Islamophobia and anti- Muslimness which shed further light on the complexities of Western ontology. The second half deals with postcolonial Muslim thinkers who have provided necessary decolonial insights into the ways Muslims have sought to resist and move beyond the confines of coloniality while also perpetuating neo/colonial divides. This work argues for a process of critique and appraisal of postcolonial reflections on Muslim ontology with the ultimate aim of decolonizing Muslim being. The concept of the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is also investigated as one of the main ways which the political disciplines Muslim ontology; by making Muslims friends through Islamophilia or enemies through Islamophobia, the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is a discourse and function of power which must be reconceptualized in order to account for the longue durée of coloniality and the persistence anti-Muslim/Islamist social orders. Ultimately, I argue that in order to move beyond the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary and the neocolonial snares of postcolonial Muslim thought, we must more deeply reconstruct what it means to decolonize Muslim political ontology. , M.A.
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- Authors: Abbasi, Alexander Marwan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Muslims , Ontology
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296250 , uj:32274
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to redefine 1) how decoloniality relates to the figure of the Muslim and 2) how decoloniality relates to postcolonial Muslim thinking. The field of Decolonial Studies has done substantial archival work on revealing the underside of modernity; what decolonial scholarship calls coloniality. Many of the thinkers whom have formed the canon of Decolonial Studies have been located in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America though, and have not fully explored the depth of the Muslim Question in relation to coloniality. The first half of this work deals with redefining the narrative of coloniality with regards to systems of Islamophobia and anti- Muslimness which shed further light on the complexities of Western ontology. The second half deals with postcolonial Muslim thinkers who have provided necessary decolonial insights into the ways Muslims have sought to resist and move beyond the confines of coloniality while also perpetuating neo/colonial divides. This work argues for a process of critique and appraisal of postcolonial reflections on Muslim ontology with the ultimate aim of decolonizing Muslim being. The concept of the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is also investigated as one of the main ways which the political disciplines Muslim ontology; by making Muslims friends through Islamophilia or enemies through Islamophobia, the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is a discourse and function of power which must be reconceptualized in order to account for the longue durée of coloniality and the persistence anti-Muslim/Islamist social orders. Ultimately, I argue that in order to move beyond the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary and the neocolonial snares of postcolonial Muslim thought, we must more deeply reconstruct what it means to decolonize Muslim political ontology. , M.A.
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Empirical analysis of South African Muslims’ acceptance of Takaful life insurance
- Khan, Mohammed F., Maduku, Daniel K.
- Authors: Khan, Mohammed F. , Maduku, Daniel K.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Takaful life insurance , Theory of Reasoned Action , Muslims
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254585 , uj:26655 , Citation: Khan, M.F. & Maduku, D.F. 2017. Empirical analysis of South African Muslims’ acceptance of Takaful life insurance.
- Description: Abstract: This study investigated the acceptance and purchasing of Takaful life insurance policies among South African Muslims using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) as the theoretical model. Data were obtained by administering a survey to 235 Muslims in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Research and SmartPls. The results suggest that attitude towards Takaful life insurance purchases and subjective norms are salient determinants of participants’ behavioural intention towards Takaful insurance policies. Furthermore, actual behaviour towards this Islamic financial product is significantly predicted by behavioural intention. The findings of the study contribute to enhancing our understanding of Takaful life insurance policies acceptance and purchase among South African Muslims – an area that is sparsely investigated – and validate the TRA in a South African Muslim sample.
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- Authors: Khan, Mohammed F. , Maduku, Daniel K.
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Takaful life insurance , Theory of Reasoned Action , Muslims
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254585 , uj:26655 , Citation: Khan, M.F. & Maduku, D.F. 2017. Empirical analysis of South African Muslims’ acceptance of Takaful life insurance.
- Description: Abstract: This study investigated the acceptance and purchasing of Takaful life insurance policies among South African Muslims using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) as the theoretical model. Data were obtained by administering a survey to 235 Muslims in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Research and SmartPls. The results suggest that attitude towards Takaful life insurance purchases and subjective norms are salient determinants of participants’ behavioural intention towards Takaful insurance policies. Furthermore, actual behaviour towards this Islamic financial product is significantly predicted by behavioural intention. The findings of the study contribute to enhancing our understanding of Takaful life insurance policies acceptance and purchase among South African Muslims – an area that is sparsely investigated – and validate the TRA in a South African Muslim sample.
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Views of Muslim religious leaders on violence against married women
- Authors: Suleman, Muhammed
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Muslims , Women - Violence against , Married women
- Language: Engliish
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/411224 , uj:34548
- Description: Abstract: Muslim religious leaders are commonly accused of adopting a conservative interpretation of Islam that guides the way in which they counsel married women on their rights to divorce and how they should address violence in the marital context. They have also been viewed as favouring male-dominant positions, protecting abusive husbands and adopting a reconciliation-at-all-cost approach. Scholars generally argue that women lack representation because the religious bodies which deal with domestic violence are made up predominantly of men. Despite this, and various accusations levelled at religious leaders, their voices are largely absent in academic studies. This thesis sought to interrogate Muslim religious leaders’ views of why domestic violence occurs in the Muslim South African community, why Muslim married women might experience it, what the drivers are, and how the problem could be addressed. The integration of both feminist and family theories was relevant for this study because while patriarchy is important to assess, experience of structural issues as raised by some family theorists is equally crucial. Beyond these frameworks, the use of Bourdieu became important, particularly insofar as habitus and various intersecting fields could be illuminated. The intersecting fields in this study are Islam, family, patriarchy and the economy. These fields influence the amount of resources or capital women have at their disposal. When families place their status ahead of society and command women to respect their husbands unconditionally, they are undermining women’s rights to recourse and emancipation, thus promoting cultural dominance of one group over another. , D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
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- Authors: Suleman, Muhammed
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Muslims , Women - Violence against , Married women
- Language: Engliish
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/411224 , uj:34548
- Description: Abstract: Muslim religious leaders are commonly accused of adopting a conservative interpretation of Islam that guides the way in which they counsel married women on their rights to divorce and how they should address violence in the marital context. They have also been viewed as favouring male-dominant positions, protecting abusive husbands and adopting a reconciliation-at-all-cost approach. Scholars generally argue that women lack representation because the religious bodies which deal with domestic violence are made up predominantly of men. Despite this, and various accusations levelled at religious leaders, their voices are largely absent in academic studies. This thesis sought to interrogate Muslim religious leaders’ views of why domestic violence occurs in the Muslim South African community, why Muslim married women might experience it, what the drivers are, and how the problem could be addressed. The integration of both feminist and family theories was relevant for this study because while patriarchy is important to assess, experience of structural issues as raised by some family theorists is equally crucial. Beyond these frameworks, the use of Bourdieu became important, particularly insofar as habitus and various intersecting fields could be illuminated. The intersecting fields in this study are Islam, family, patriarchy and the economy. These fields influence the amount of resources or capital women have at their disposal. When families place their status ahead of society and command women to respect their husbands unconditionally, they are undermining women’s rights to recourse and emancipation, thus promoting cultural dominance of one group over another. , D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)
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